The Monograph Is Broken. Long Live the Monograph. - The Chronicle of Higher Education

peter.suber's bookmarks 2019-06-10

Summary:

"Despite the steadfast nature of this trust dynamic in publishing, scholarly-book publishing has been in a self-professed state of crisis for at least the past quarter century, even as the number of scholarly books published increases each year. This crisis is rooted in the desire of — and necessity for — scholars to publish monographs at a time when sales of such books continue to dwindle. These conflicting pressures are exacerbated by other changes, such as the growth of digital publishing and open access...."

Link:

https://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Monograph-Is-Broken-Long/246384

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oa.new oa.books oa.business_models oa.sustainability oa.up oa.economics_of

Date tagged:

06/10/2019, 10:30

Date published:

06/10/2019, 06:30